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Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
uungwana class XI (no plural)
- the status of being freeborn or patrician
- being civilized or cultured, being well-bred
Further reading
- Eastman, Carol M. (1994) “Service, slavery ('utumwa') and Swahili social reality”, in Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere, volume 37, pages 87-107